Antique Kaiseki Set of 5 Chinese Porcelain 17th C Kosometsuke Boy and Bird dishes

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Condition Report: Overall condition NO HAIRLINES, all with some rimfritting/mushikui and 3 or 4 small chips. Some firing flaws.147x29-32mm DiameterxHeight

A very nicely decorated set of 5 Late Ming Blue and White Porcelain Dishes, Tianqi or Chongzhen Period c.1620-1635. Box included

These small Transitional porcelain saucer-shaped dishes would have been used for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form of Chinese export porcelain for Japan. Made in China for the Japanese. The subject is of two young Chinese boys walking in a garden, one has a pet bird on a string, the other holds a flower. Very nice and unusual scene. 

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